Millwood is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Millwood had a population of 23 people.[1]
| Millwood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Millwood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′00″S 151°12′00″E / 28.0333°S 151.2°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 23 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.622/km2 (1.61/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The name Millwood was coined by local farmer, Tom Twidale, by combining Mill from Millmerran and wood from Inglewood as the locality lay between those two towns.[2]
Millwood Provisional School opened on 23 October 1944. In January 1960 it became Millwood State School. It closed on 25 June 1965.[3]
In the 2016 census Millwood had a population of 23 people.[1]
Road infrastructure edit
The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) runs through from north-east to south.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Millwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Millwood – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48004)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Millwood, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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